1898 California Golden Bears football team

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1898 California Golden Bears football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–0–2
Head coach
CaptainPercy W. Hall
Seasons
← 1897
1899 →
1898 Far West college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
California     8 0 2
Nevada State     4 1 0
USC     5 1 1
Oregon     3 1 0
New Mexico A&M     2 1 0
Utah     2 1 0
Stanford     5 3 1
Montana     3 2 0
Saint Mary's     3 2 0
Denver     6 4 1
Washington     1 1 0
Oregon Agricultural     1 2 1
Washington Agricultural     0 0 1
Utah Agricultural     0 1 0
Montana Agricultural     0 2 0
Pacific (CA)     0 0 2
Wyoming     0 4 0

The 1898 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley during the 1898 college football season. The team competed as an independent under head coach Garrett Cochran and compiled a record of 8–0–2.[1] The season's victory in that year's Big Game was its first win against Stanford.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
October 1vs. Olympic ClubW 17–0
October 8Washington VolunteersBerkeley, CAW 4–0
October 13Washington VolunteersBerkeley, CAW 44–0
October 15vs. Olympic Club
  • Recreation Park
  • San Francisco, CA
W 18–0
October 18Kansas VolunteersBerkeley, CAW 33–0
October 31Iowa VolunteersBerkeley, CAT 0–0
November 4Saint Mary'sBerkeley, CAW 51–0
November 12vs. Olympic Club
  • Recreation Park
  • San Francisco, CA
T 5–5
November 24vs. Stanford
  • Recreation Park
  • San Francisco, CA (Big Game)
W 22–020,000
December 26at Multnomah Athletic ClubPortland, ORW 27–0

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "2015 Media Guide" (PDF). CalBears.com. Cal Golden Bears Athletics. p. 160. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  2. ^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 1962. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.
  3. ^ Sheehan, Jack; Honig, Louis (1900). The Games of California and Stanford. San Francisco: Commercial Publishing Company. p. 35.
  4. ^ Migdol, Gary (1997). Stanford: Home of Champions. Champaign, IL: Sports Publishing. p. 33. ISBN 1-57167-116-1. Retrieved February 22, 2018.